One measure adopted was to extend the Health Department’s surveillance from government health institutions alone to include private hospitals capable of treating the disease.
From a level of 22 fresh cases every single day during the months of September to November last year when the epidemic was peaking in the city, incidents of dengue have come down to between zero and two per day during the first week of January.
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-sairam
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coimbatore-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dengue
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/theni-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiruchirapalli-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
